Scripture Verse

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Luke 11:2

Introduction

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James Montgomery
(1771–1854)
National Portrait Gallery

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Words: James Mont­go­me­ry, 1835.

Music: St. Bride Sam­uel How­ard, 1762 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of How­ard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Our heav’nly Fa­ther, hear
The prayer we of­fer now,
Thy name be hal­lowed far and near;
To Thee all na­tions bow.

Thy king­dom come; Thy will
On earth be done in love
As saints and se­ra­phim fulfill
Thy per­fect law above.

Our dai­ly bread sup­ply
While by Thy Word we live.
The guilt of our ini­qui­ty
Forgive as we for­give.

From dark temp­ta­tion’s pow­er,
From Sa­tan’s wiles, de­fend.
Deliver in the ev­il hour
And guide us to the end.

Thine shall for­ev­er be
Glory and pow­er di­vine;
The scep­ter, throne, and ma­jes­ty
Of Hea­ven and earth are Thine.

Thus hum­bly taught to pray
By Thy be­lov­èd Son,
Through Him, we come to Thee and say,
All for His sake be done.